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    El Nido!

    The sculpture garden just got a little bit cooler with the addition of our new nest! El nido has been a work in progress over the past few weeks and it was just recently finished. Javier and Julietta of Arte con Madera del Desierto worked their magic weaving palo de arco into this amazing structure. We’ll be adding a table and benches to complete the shaded picnic area soon.

    Come visit El Nido in person!

    El Nido in progress…

    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio
    El Nido | the dirt | Jenni Ward Earth Art Studio

    Latest Addition to the Sculpture Garden

    It’s still a work in progress but we are adding a shade area to the sculpture garden that will be our picnic area, its a dome shape with two arched doorways and it will be woven with locally sourced palo de arco sticks that will give it a nest like structure.

    Right now, the workers are designing the skeletal structure of the form with rebar and anchoring it to the ground with concrete footings, the steel is coated in a mesh and tinted concrete skin to protect it and help it blend into the natural wood. Next the wood will be woven and braided into the structure.

    Here’s a few images of the the mock-ups and work in progress of El Nido…

    Crafts + Cocktails at the Studio!

    Upcoming Glass Etching Workshop | the dirt | Jenni Ward ceramic sculpture

    JOIN US!

    Saturday December 13 | 1 – 4pm

    Learn to etch glass with your custom design! Jenni Ward will walk you through all of the steps to mask and acid etch your own design onto a recycled glass bottle to use as a flower vase. They make a great handmade gift for the holidays!

    All materials, cocktail/mocktail, water and light snacks provided.

    Stitching in the Studio

    We had so much fun with Christina Dean last Saturday learning to embroidery at the studio that honestly, I drank the proverbial KoolAid and had a hard time stopping finding things to embroider, in fact I spent most of my Sunday continuing to work on ideas which only led to more ideas!

    The workshop led everyone through basic stitches along with pro-tips and then we dove into creating desert floral designs onto our bandanas. Everyone took their projects and supplies home to finish up. Oh yeah, and we had some delish spicy cucumber margaritas to accompany the day. So much fun!

    Join us for our next workshop: Glass Etching on Upcycled Bottles!

    Upcoming Glass Etching Workshop

    Join us at Earth Art Studio for our second Crafts + Cocktails Workshop Series!

    Saturday | Dec 13 | 1 – 4

    Jenni Ward will walk you through all of the steps to mask and acid etch your own design onto a recycled glass bottle to use as a flower vase. All materials, cocktail/mocktail, water and light snacks provided.

    SIGN UP HERE

    swarm installed

    We had to remove The Swarm installation over the summer because it’s original placement was in the arroyo and we didn’t want it to get washed away in a storm. But now that we’ve got the sculpture trail all cleaned up again, we re-installed it in a slightly new location.

    This piece is a perpetual work-in-progress as new insects will be added over time allowing for the swarm to continue to grow. It is inspired by the shapes and varieties of the very strange insects we have in our desert ecosystem including our prolific honeybees that swarm from location to location. Amazingly, a swarm of actual honey bees flew over us during the installation – wish we had gotten some video of that too!